Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-11-16


Returns from tho Dakota election OF
the 9Th, for the purpose Of vot.
ing for or against the division Of the terri.
tory on the forty-sixth parallel, and in
counties where IN election had been called
By petition 10 the county commissioner
the question Of local option was voted
upon, continue incomplete and unsatisfac.
tory. In many counties returns from the
country pr cincts come in very slowly, and
In rome cafes the actual vote will PROBABLY
30 known until the o4icial count. The
majority against division In North Dakots
10 . surprise to all parties. Very little Of.
Tor. had been made In any way BY the OPP
p0nents Of division, ~ II was their policy
to let the matter 60 BY default, and the di-
.vistoniets were sanguine Of carrying the
north; but The people we're drawn out BY
the license question. Eleven ont of the
twenty. three counties are placed ON record
- favoring the measure, the popular vote
being about two to one against il.
In many counties scarcely . vote against
division Wa cost. Only four Of the thirty.
six counties Of South Dakota arrayed
against division.
Prohibition swept over the territory like
. vhirlwind. Fully 85 FER cent. Of the
counties voting upon that question have
decided in its favor.
The following counties declared for pro-
htbition: Barnes, Bottineau, Cass, Dickey,
Eddy, EmmOn., Foster, Grand Forks,
0Figes, Kiider, La Ioure, Logan, Nc
Henry, Mcintosh, Morton, Nelson, Oliver,
Psmbina, Ransom, Richland, Sargsan,
6tesls, Townsr Trail, Walsh. Wells.
Aurora, Besdle, Brooking', Brown, Brule,
Charies, Nix. CLARK, Clay, Dawson, Day,
Douglas, Edmunds, Faux, Grant, Hamlin,
Hand. Hanson, Hughes, Hyde, Jerauld,
Kingsbury, Lake, lawrence, Lincola, Ne.
Cook, Miner. Ninnshaha, Moody, Pen.
ninglou. Roberts, Sanborn, spi IL, Turner,
Union. Walwovth.
RsturnS to date indicats = majo ity Of
II, 75S or divi- ion in the territory. South
Dakota gives . majority OF 1850 in its
favor. and North Dako . one OF ASH in
The election returns are slow in coming
In in Nebraska, but enough have been ~
ceived to insure the election Of the repub.
liean state ticket. comprising one candi.
date for the supreme court and two candi-
dates for regents Of the state university.
Nineteen district judges we're chosen,
nearly Ill being republican. In some dis
tsicts there were non-partisan judiciary
tickets, and these were oil victorious. The
Of several counties elected part
Of their county ofacers. In the Fourth
district they elected their entire ticket OK
oept clork and surveyor. The non paxti-
san Judicial ticket vas successful in the
Third district
For the 6rst time in seventeen years the
Of Seward county elected Q
straight republican ticket.
The night in Dakota county was n Of
the most bitter In the state. The ofacial
canvass on state and judicial officers was
- follows: MAXWELL GA. O'Day $50, Alb
bott s. Davis 613, Robert GA, Harris 1872,
Newell s. Hilton 8, Powers 1881. Norris
66A. Crawford 657.
In most counties The republican major.
ities, where their ticket was elected,
ranged from 100 to 500. In Dodge county
the democratic candidates for regents had
. ma ority OF 81, and Maxwell, for SUI
prone Judge, had IA majority over O'Day.
a bitter county sect contest took place
n Frontier county, the rival towns being
6tockviils and Curtis. DR.. Baker, {
prominent citizen was arrested charged
With tsmpering with the returns. II the
Curtis precinct vote stands. Curtis will b
the county sect. The people Of both
towns vera greatly excited.
One Of the results Of the general cleo
tion at Grant d the birth Of . new county.
Keith county vas divided BY . majority
vote ct l36, forming , . county from
the territory embraced in the south half oil
Keith, TO b called Perkins county.
The election passed Oh quietly in most
places, and . large voc va polled, but 1t
Bu4hlo, Wheeler county, . free hght o.
eus1sd, In which A. B. Carey, Frank Carey
and Jasper Riddle we're seriously injured
By being struck with . heavy timber.
FfaAk CaSey and Riddle are reported In Q
condition. The row grew oui
Of an old qrudgs. Carsy formerly lived in
Council BluEk
II win rsquirs TIE ofncial count to de-
tsymins The election Of certain candidates,
especially - The returns are 20 slow in
coming In.
NEW Yo1x-Undsr the head Of "Three
Thinas Settled" The World says: The re-
suit OF the election In this state settles
three points - thoroughly - any political
event can b settled in advance. Presi.
dent Cleveland win b rsnominated BY biz
parry. Blaine will not b rsnominated y
TIE rspublican party, and George viii moi
control the election next year. New York
p the pivotal STATE and Cleyslana's friends
had . triumph. Il seems that the German
vote very largely came ever "a
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